Sport and recreation news

An athlete using the Hawkin TruStrength dynamometer developed by AUT Professor John Cronin

AUT sells sports technology overseas

Sport and recreation
14 Mar, 2024
Two sports tech inventions developed by AUT’s School of Sport and Recreation have just been launched internationally.
Breakfast of Champions

Champions Breakfast at AUT Millennium

Sport and recreation
12 Mar, 2024
Elite athletes shared their inspirational stories at a Champions Breakfast at AUT Millennium last week, in advance of the Paris Olympics.
AUT Staff

AUT Tech to be used at Manu Championship

Sport and recreation
14 Dec, 2023
In January the Manu World Championships will introduce new AUT developed technology to make for a better competition.
AUT Student

Are super shoes key to winning the race?

Sport and recreation
14 Dec, 2023
Super shoes, aka carbon shoes have sparked conversations around whether they should be banned by World Athletics in marathons.
Marsden fund receptionists

Marsden success for AUT

03 Nov, 2023
A range of groundbreaking research projects have received funding in the 2023 Marsden Fund.
AUT celebrates one year until Paris 2024

AUT celebrates one year until Paris 2024

Sport and recreation
28 Jul, 2023
To celebrate the ‘one year until Paris 2024’ milestone this week AUT is proud to acknowledge students and alumni who are Olympic and Paralympic contenders.
Right response to on-field racism

Right response to on-field racism

Sport and recreation
22 Jun, 2023
AUT sports lecturer Dr Dion Enari who has researched racism in sport said the All White’s display of solidarity against racism was "heart warming".
Sports and language revitalisation

Sports and language revitalisation

24 May, 2023
AUT research shows that Māori and Pacific sports stars are helping revitalise vulnerable languages, with a genuine surge of language use in elite sport.
Lesley Ferkins

Lesley Ferkins honoured by SMAANZ

Sport and recreation
18 Nov, 2022
Professor Lesley Ferkins has been named the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) Distinguished Service Award winner.
New professors and associate professors

New professors and associate professors

17 Nov, 2022
AUT is delighted to announce the promotion of 15 of its academics to the position of Professor and 30 to Associate Professor.

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